Then it sounds like you were both right! <g> IIRC, he was talking about how
to build dual wield skill the fastest.

Paralto of Povar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Kim [mailto:kim@...]
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 10:01 AM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Not really Bard specific
>
>
> From: John Kim <kim@...>
>
> On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, Michael Meadows wrote:
> >
> > Umm, John? Since J.M. works for Verant and is the bard
> > developer, I think I will go with his explanation over
> > yours. <g>
>
> Oh I completely agree, most of what he says is spot on. But
> this was just plain wrong. :-) He was considering only one
> attribute (weapon speed) when slecting the best weapon to have
> in your second hand. While I agree speed is of overriding
> importance if you're trying to rapidly increase the dual wield
> skill, once you have it maxed it's damage rate you want to
> maximize. Damage rate is determined by speed *and* damage, so
> the rule of "fastest weapon" does not apply any more.